THE FLESH
Mom doesn't want me to make
my first communion.
A disaster! At school,
everyone is doing it.
Mom says that we're atheists?
Is it true?
It's rather her. My dad was head
of a local socialist group
We had to steal money from him
to buy my communion suit.
No one should be denied
the 1st communion!
Where are you going? Come here.
Don't touch anything.
- They are made of rubber.
- Yes, they are...
...but we'd better stay away.
- You must be joking.
Who do you think
you are scaring?
Who?
Well done, dad.
Tougher than Tarzan.
Now you can't say that I'm afraid
I was afraid.. of those..
A real dinosaur, was tall as
a 30-storey building.
Daddy, I have to tell you a secret.
I have thrills. Mom wants to
take me to the doctor.
- Real thrills?
- Yes, thrills.
- And sex?
- Dad, don't be obscene.
Obscene? Where do you pick up
such words?
I really wish to know.
What a lovely headdress.
I just hope it's in the catalogue
so you can make a copy.
Headdress? This is not
a headdress...
This is the skeleton
of a man discovered
in the Cavillon cave,
near Menton, in France.
Dad, will you buy me a Coke?
A Coke?! What kinds of places
is your mother taking you to?
To learn karate!
Come.
Dad, you have to solve my problem.
Tell her I want to take
the 1st communion!
If not, I'll kill myself.
All tragedians in family, eh?
Why won't you let your kid
make his 1st communion?
- Why are you shouting?
- Hush, you!
No one should be denied
the first communion.
- Who is it?
- We have to talk.
Yes, about money.
It's been 2 months since...
Not with you. Put me through
to the dog. Yes, the dog.
Giovanni?
Yes, I'm waiting for you downstairs.
Call the hyena on the phone.
Shut up, idiot.
If you don't send the dog down,
the kids are staying with me.
Dad, you can't steal kids
just like that.
Good God, I'm having a fever.
Send the dog down!
You dirty, ugly slut!
Don't shout. The neighbours
are listening.
Mom is driving you crazy.
She's a civil servant.
Not an artist like you.
Giovanni!
Say hi to your little brothers.
This one bites.
The hyena told you to bite me?
Go with him...
Because I don't know...
Get dressed and go with him
An unbelievable thing
The Marines entered the hemicircle
armed with guns.
All UN representatives were ordered
to lay down with their pants off.
The UK representative,
who offered resistance
received a hard blow
in the face.
The Italian representative
immediately
took side with the Marines..
Doctor?
Hello. It's Paolo.
Is this a good time to call?
Just a second.
It's about this...
I've spent an enjoyable afternoon
I would say. Rather quiet.
I've been with kids.
I saw the dog again. He's got a
deep affection for me as always.
A short quarrel with the hyena,
but nothing to worry about.
I came back home. Prepared
something to eat. Bread...
No, not bread.
Brioches with milk.
I can't get enough
of brioches with milk.
I could eat just that all my life.
All of a sudden,
without the slightest warning
by no reason altogether
Arhythmia.
So, the question I'm asking you
is this:
Why?
That hyena..
won't let the kid
make the 1st communion.
What a bitch!
She still thinks we are living
in the times of Stalin.
Don Camillo and Peppone.
Mom, are you proud of your son?
I took a 2h long nap.
Now I'm going to work,
all happy.
She's not letting him
make the 1st communion.
Remember the beating you took?
Paolo...
You have to talk to Nicola,
tonight.
You must tell him straight out
If he doesn't undergo that
surgery
tomorrow morning at 11...
Wasn't it already arranged?
No, he changed his mind.
You know how he's like.
He won't listen to me.
I can say whatever I want but...
- We have to talk.
- My friend.
I calmly observe the others
fooling themselves.
Lenin got removed from
the Red Square.
A bunch of people
profaning graveyards.
The spiders must have eaten
his legs.
The body, damn it, was made
of garnished papers.
I don't know, I was eating.
I wanna show you something.
The blondie over there.
- So what did you eat today?
- Bread with milk.
Look at Giovanna.
Horny Giovanna.
And she's a real marvel.
What legs she has.
- Can I kiss them?
- You're tickling me.
Bread and milk.
Did you put a bran to ease
the transit?
Why should you care
If I shit or not?
I shit, you shit
he shits, we shit..
Stop shitting us!
You'd better think of your own
transit. To the hereafter.
What's this story about not going
to the clinic to get operated?
And you come here to provoke
with your bran talk?
You decided to shit
on your brother?
I'm not shitting
I'm going to the Galapagos.
To a simple place.
I'm going with you.
First, you gotta get cancer too.
I'm the pianist.
I'll dedicate this evening to you.
I'll be waiting for you down there.
Tomorrow, you'll go to the clinic.
Yes, I'll take you there by
kicking your ass. At 11 am.
Don't be late.
I'll give you the Galapagos.
I'll go to the Galapagos
I'm going all alone.
I'm leaving you all.
I'm going all alone.
Good evening all.
- How are you?
- Good.
- Are you hot?
- We're burning.
More enthusiasm
More enthusiasm.
She's my mistress.
She'd like to make love with Francesca
but it doesn't turn me on anymore.
I don't like this song.
Do you know "Paper flowers?"
Yes, I do. I even saw the movie,
at Paris. At the Ursulines.
Very nice movie.
But I don't have the score.
I don't know it by heart.
I adore everything that's Indian.
Have you ever been in India?
Unfortunately, never.
But I believe that sooner
or later... I'll go.
India is a spiritual land.
No need to go. It's everywhere,
Bartali!
- Bartali?
- Yes!
A bunch of roses
will please her
but also the sound of cellophane
But a beer is even better
On a sticky day like this
I'm sitting at the top of a curbstone
Thinking about my stuff
Between 2 bikes - the silence
If you look at me this way,
I will die.
Such a path in my sandals
What trips Bartali must have done
That sad nose like an uphill
Your eyes are sad too.
I had an abortion 15 days ago.
Anyway, I feel happier now.
Remember that I'm the wife,
and you're just his mistress.
Then go.
- Can you help me out?
- No.
I've brought you a cup of chocolate,
I know you like it.
Nicola only talks about
going to the Galapagos.
You need to persuade him
to have that surgery.
Pause!
Not when I'm working!
I forgot. My name is Francesca.
Paolo.
Oh, my God.
Like in Dante:
Paolo and Francesca
"Love, that releases no beloved
from loving.. "
I bought shoes worth
All with ultra-high heels.
My guru wanted them flat,
but I want to look good.
Your guru?
Saynanda.
I met him on a plane
One day when his private jet
had broken down.
He and his master have centres
of Tantrism all over the world.
Saynanda?
What does he look like?
Old, tall, white beard...
fire in his eyes?
No, He's so cute. He's 22.
and a look that gives out
a physical glow.
What a guy!
Ladies and gentlemen
Tonight...
My dear friend. Farid the Great!
For you.
Farid, the one and only.
Beware, that one bites.
I don't like this kind of
entertainment. I want to dance.
Shall we go?
I really feel like dancing.
I'm afraid I'm not up to it.
I don't want to be uptight.
I want to be a lustful virgin.
To me, making love is
like breathing.
When I met Saynanda,
he looked at me..
He put his marvellous hand
on my breast and said:
"What is here, is out there.
What is not here,
is nowhere else."
What is here is nowhere else.
No.
Beware, you'll wear her out.
It was a good man,
coming from the sea
He spoke another language
but he knew how to love..
To Karl Marx.
Argh, poor Vladimir.
If the typewriters were
machine guns
I'd find myself naked in shit
like any other martyr.
How far are you willing to go
to follow me?
Good night, my love
Good night, between the phone
and the sky...
Saynanda and I slept together for
a month without touching each other.
One month, he'd sleep on my right.
The next, on my left side.
It was a ritual of preparation
for the sacred coitus.
And when it happened...
It was unbearable.
I even passed out
and then, I got pregnant.
I wanted to call my baby Maituna.
We're closing up in an hour.
Can I drive you home?
Where?
- Where you live?
- I have no home.
Where then?
Wherever you want.
That would be all for tonight.
Thanks. Bye.
This is unfair. He stops
playing whenever he wants.
And your luggage?
Listen...
They're offering me to perform
Plato's Banquet.
I'm a bit scared, at my age,
to switch from variety to philosophy.
The opposite is more difficult.
They offered me also
the role of Agathon
but my dream role is Diotima.
I can't listen to you anymore.
I have to go with the miss.
Please, do me a favour.
Tell Nicola that I will pick him up
tomorrow at 11.
Gudrun! I'll pick him up at 11!
I want him with the suitcase ready
his pyjama and slippers.
His balls and legs clean!
Clear?
Let's go.
Excuse me.
It's a story...
Long and painful.
I know that for you the Tantrism
is just a matter of sex.
No, I know very well that
thanks to tantr...
the Tantrism, there!
We can even reach and
understand the absolute.
Do you know what does the orgasm
mean to us?
No, for you, I have no clue..
It's like a state of shock which
set all your hidden energies free.
The more you're free,
the more you're wild.
Where are you taking me?
Nice tattoo.
You like it?
I've always liked storks.
But since I aborted,
they must be very angry at me.
It's like I cheated on them.
The storks can also accidentally
let a child fall from their beak.
You're saying that because
you're kind.
No, I'm pretty sure.
Listen, your..
The guru's apprentice..
Your initiator, what has become
of him?
Gone. I was nothing
but humiliation to him.
Look, the sun is rising.
I'm experiencing ecstasy.
You are the one moving me!
You, you're the Sun.
You are God.
You are God.
How incredibly beautiful!
A moment like this
should last an eternity!
Oh, God. I hope not.
I'm hungry.
I hope if we can buy
cappuccino and brioches here.
I'm hungry.
- I'm starving.
- Watch out.
You haven't walked
on high heels for a while.
The red car is for crooks.
It's not red. It's fuchsia.
So classy.
Good morning.
We're so hungry.
With lot of foam.
Sir, please, take this lady away.
Don't be cruel. I can't stand
the sight of her.
She blinds my sight.
She's so beautiful.
Almost in a insulting way.
I see you can recognize
the Divine.
It has something do to
with the spiritual perfection.
- Perhaps. I don't know.
- Thank you.
See you soon.
You always eat that much?
I used to eat nothing at all.
First you made me cry now eat
two things I haven't be able
to do for a long time.
It's obvious you have
some strange powers.
Is there a phone nearby?
I had it removed.
Too much disturbance.
I have to phone my doctor.
My stomach aches.
I sweat a bit.
I suffer from a minor
heart disease.
The medical term is
"tachycardia paroxystic".
Call a doctor now?
You... What's your name?
Francesca.
Pretty name.
May I take the tray?
Miss, for hygienic reasons, please
do not touch all the croissants.
Take and eat them all.
In winter, we don't serve
the cappuccinos at the table.
- Beware, that girl is the devil.
- She's beautiful!
I'm glad she's eating all
the croissants.
What are we going to offer
to our other customers.
Anyway, you lose your mind
whenever you see a pretty woman.
Here are the house keys.
Do not expect to enter a castle!
Who are you talking to?
I'm here.
Sorry if I raised my voice.
I still believe that people
are not used to
the roar of the sea.
Where are you?
Don't leave me alone here.
Come.
Your four children? Bravo.
No. Not four. Two.
Two, you see?
Two are of my son and the other
two of my daughter.
I can't see anything without
the glasses.
But you saw me well?
If you didn't, it's better we
don't start anything.
Bear in mind that I'm not
a prince charming.
I can even kill myself.
Take me. Take me.
Take me.
You know what does
"take me" mean?
I have a slight blackout.
I feel dizzy.
I can faint any moment.
Sometimes yes.
Sometimes no.
What do you say if I
lie down a bit?
So many feelings in just one night.
First dawn, the sun, you...
Now the God, storks, dawn...
That jerk Nicola
who needs an operation...
It's just... I wasn't ready yet.
On the other hand, you see the God
you feel struck down.
Such a shame.
Come. Let's make love.
I want to be up to it.
Mom... Dad gave you a beating
the day of my 1st communion.
He was against it.
He was an anarchist.
I got all the brioches,
even those most squashed.
If it was summer, they would be
full of ants.
Thanks for last night.
How nice your kimono is.
Saynanda gave it to me,
when he offered me to his
friends. It's for whores.
Coffee.
I forgot...
She told me to thank you.
I'm so hungry.
Who touched this purse?
Sorry, I forgot to tell you
I'm a little bit disorientated.
How about moving into my studio
flat? I'll manage somehow.
Would you like to go now?
Get up a bit.
Get up.
Now when I see you well
you look like a monster.
Show me your profile.
You even have a beer belly.
And I who have been with
handsome men only.
Excuse me for a moment.
I have to go out.
Excuse me...
I'm going out a bit.
Go away! Away!
Let me die in peace.
What are you doing?
You are slashing your wrists?
Egoistical swine!
We were so happy together.
In bed, you're a volcano.
Don't make fun of me.
I never joke about these things.
Believe me, it was amazing.
That's why I want to die.
Our story is so beautiful
that can't last long.
A moment like that
will never ever happen again.
You can see God only once
in a lifetime.
Why are you drinking my blood?
Why?
Now, I'll close my eyes
and you'll be gone.
Kiss me one more time.
I want to die with
God's grace.
I want to die like
the ancient Romans.
Inside you...
But I want you to live inside me,
here and forever.
I'm flying...
I'm flying...
I'm flying to the hereafter.
I'm the man here. You can't drag me
along like that in front of people.
Now I'm gonna eat
two big, rare beefsteaks.
That will pep me up.
I'll go find the car.
- You will be quick?
- Yes. - I'll wait here.
You cannot give her croissants
every morning.
She's my girlfriend.
Yeah, girlfriend.
- Thanks, Giuseppe.
- You're welcome.
Can I come now?
You'll drive?
Did you taste my blood?
Yes. It has such a sweet savour.
So, I do have diabetes.
No, it has a wonderful
vivid red colour.
You're a vampiress!
This is all mine!
I'm buying all this!
Aphrodisiac Cuisine
"Tagliatelles with truffles"
"Boil the tagliatelles in a..."
Pasta? Aphrodisiac food?
They get stuck in my transit.
I'm surprised to hear that you
need aphrodisiac food?
Saynanda could stay 30 days
without eating and he was a God.
Francesca, excuse me, I need
few infos from the sir here.
May I?
Excuse me.
Where is the roast beef located?
- On this side.
- Here?
And below is the fibre,
which is divided into...?
Head, tail and...
and nipple.
And rump, thighs?
It's all below.
OK.
I love you, thanks, I love you.
This is the chuck, right?
I'm Francesca.
But, Francesca, in India the cow
is the mother of everything.
Which canteen are you
working for?
None.
There's a special cashbox
for groups.
No, we aren't a group.
We're taking refuge.
To eat...
and screw.
Lucky you.
We look like 2 Vietnamese soldiers
on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
Where?
- The Ho Chi Mihn Trail.
- But who was Ho Chi Minh?
Sorry.
You can read Aphrodisiac
Cuisine later.
Give me a hand 'cause I...
Look at all this stuff we've bought.
Are you sure you want to stay
here that long?
I've already spent a fortune
on this.
Very chic.
Sorry. Technical test.
It works. So we can watch
movies.
It works.
Damn it.
The world has stopped
communicating with us.
That means that communication
will be between you and me.
Will we make it?
You must have faith. Believe.
You walk around
with all that money?
It's all I have left.
You're not afraid of losing them
or being mugged?
No, to me, money means
freedom.
That's why I always carry
them with me.
I also have three rings
of a huge value.
How do I look?
You're so cute.
I want to look at myself in mirror,
then make love with you.
With pleasure.
More.
You're a vampire.
What's going on?
Damn it!
Those damn artillerymen
are practicing shooting.
I have to raise the white flag.
Aim better!
Little Red Riding Hood,
take off your rainproof.
The shootings have aroused me.
Who wants the first prize?
I don't want to part from you.
I want to stay with you.
Otherwise I'll die. I don't exist.
I feel like a man
split in two.
You are the other half.
We're one sole being.
A single being.
And?
I don't know.
I think the shootings
have upset me a little bit.
I feel somewhat...
weakened.
Well, don't do it again.
Wait.
It's like a feeling...
of loneliness.
You laugh but it's like...
It's like switching off
the current.
At moments...
One moment, the current flows.
The next, it's gone.
Makes you laugh but...
How about trying once more?
And now, what am I supposed
to do?
You got me excited then
you go away.
Well, it's alright this once.
I have a present for you.
Turn round.
Now I'll mark two spots.
so I don't forget.
Here... and here.
What are you doing?
Now, lie down.
I have to cover you well.
There. - And now?
It's gonna be marvellous.
There. Relax.
That's right.
My God!
It works!
God, I can't move.
I'm blocked.
I'm good at this!
I made it!
What did you do?
My legs are blocked.
My neck blocked.
What' should I do?
It's growing...
huge.
Your body is a condenser
of energy now.
It's huge now.
It's almost frightening.
Well done.
Eating
and making love. Possessing you
and getting fed myself.
All these things together.
It's wonderful.
Pasta with bacon?
With bacon?
Did you know that...
I came 10 times. 10!
I counted them.
If you have counted them,
then, we didn't make love.
You only fucked me.
- With this phoney thing.
- Maybe so, but..
It was fantastic.
It was a mechanical erection.
Mechanical?
You didn't like it?
The soul can also make a cock hard.
If there's no soul...
But there is still the cock.
A poem!
Francesca...
- Where are you going?
- Out.
Wait...
I'm going too.
You can't move. All your strength
is gathered down there.
Champagne?
No.
It's ice cold.
- I guess I'll drink it alone, then,
- Don't be a bitch.
You'll be back?
Who knows?
Get back, OK?
I'm the most potent man
on earth!
What's your name?
Francesca, and you?
Dialta.
It's a strange but lovely name.
It was a common name
in the 13th century.
Later, like everything else,
it became old-fashioned.
Where does "Francesca"
come from?
Franca, Francesca...
Maybe from France.
You know, Franco...
And what are the boys' or
the girls' names?
She's Diana and
she's Azzurra.
This is such a nice place.
Yes, I come here every day.
It's good for the little girls.
I love Saint Faustino.
We've always had twins in my
family thanks to S. Faustino.
We love S. Faustino so much.
Want to hold one?
I aborted 3 months ago.
I don't think I can feed them.
Take her, come on.
Here... Just like this.
Like this.
It's wonderful!
You like it?
Sure she does.
See?
- Do you want some champagne?
- You have some? Where?
It's good for breast-feeding.
Giulia, don't forget to ask
him money.
You've already told me that
Francesca!
Where are you?
I'm scared.
Dad is drunk.
Dad, are you there?
No, I'm not here.
We're your children
I have no children!
I only have a dog.
Giovanni is with you?
Mom didn't let us bring
him along.
That hyena...
He's there.
Hi, dad. Were you sleeping?
Dad, you have a bad breath.
- You don't sleep upstairs?
- I do, but I put the bed here
so I can look at the sea.
Don't you feel cold
sleeping naked like that?
I have a sort of lumbago
that blocks all my back.
But all in all, I'm OK.
I feel fine.
So, this is the photo of you
taken at your 1st communion?
Yes, I wanted to show it to you.
You should have done that
on Wednesday.
About two months ago.
Didn't you see what happened
that famous Wednesday?
In any case, my problem is still
unsolved.
Because you left.
Giulio, go get me a cup
of hot chocolate.
My name is not Giulio.
Yes, dad.
- What's his name?
- Lucio.
What are you staring at?
Nothing. I'm not staring.
You're laughing?
Why are you laughing?
- She's so lovely, Who's she?
- My new girlfriend.
She's not here at the moment
but as if she was.
I'm really happy for you, Paolo.
Me too.
Mom is going mad because of you.
It's been 2 months since the last
allowance you gave us.
And no news from you.
Where should I lay it down?
There's a green funnel
on the chair.
Yes.
Giulia, take the funnel.
It's the best way to do it.
Move it close to my mouth.
Come near with the chocolate.
Come on, climb up.
Help him.
With care, OK?
Slowly, with care.
A little bit more, more.
He's suckling.
I'm feeding him.
Kids, get out.
Visit time is over.
Mom has started throwing
stones again.
Luckily I moved the bed over here.
Mom knows how to aim.
I know. This time, we screwed her.
She was shooting upstairs
thinking the bed was there.
- What he said about the money?
- Negative.
Francesca!
Help me.
Were those your kids, outside?
Finally, you're back.
They take after their mother,
they're both blond.
Why didn't you come in
if you saw them?
What could I have done here?
It would have been much better.
If you had come in.
I felt embarrassed.
I think Giulia noticed
my erection.
Fortunately they come. at least
they gave me to eat.
I'm begging you. Please,
release me from this spell.
I will try to.
Meanwhile, I'll take advantage
of the situation.
Easy... Gently.
- I wanted to punish you,
- Why?
Why... argh?
Because we didn't make love?
No, because we did it
that way.
And you didn't like it?
I liked it all the same, but...
I wanted to go away...
but I forgot to take the luggage.
The luggage...
You came back only
because of the luggage?
No, but I don't feel like it
anymore.
I'm melting down.
I'm melting down.
Want some?
I beseech you to release me
from what has become
a curse.
I forgot. Yesterday, while taking a
walk, I saw a few storks.
There are no storks here.
What do you mean?
What's this?
Please, please.
Last night, you promised
something to me.
Release me, you promised me.
I did try yesterday but I
was afraid I could fail.
I told myself, this morning
I'll eat, go out...
Honestly, I've done it only once
with a Japanese codger.
What does that mean?
I've always been with
sexually gifted men.
Considering we are not
understanding one another
I've got to change my attitude.
I forbid you, ma'am,
to leave me in
a situation like this.
You ought to do something
to set me free!
I take on myself
full responsibility!
Are you sure? If I fail,
you are to blame.
Don't you worry.
Don't you worry.
You make the sign of the cross?
Wasn't this an Indian ritual?
You never know.
- No, Enough now!
- What's wrong with you?
The spots have disappeared.
What am I going to do now?
God, it works.
God, it works...
My God.
Now, you have to explain me what
does "sexually gifted" mean?
A bunch of roses will please her
But also the noise of cellophane
But a beer is better than all
On a sticky day like this
I'm sitting on the top of a curbstone
Thinking about my loves
Between two bikes - the silence
I simply can't describe
Such a path in my sandals
What trips Bartali must have done
With that nose sad like an uphill
Those joyous eyes
of an Italian on trip
And the French who go nuts
Thanks, you made me
a nice habit.
My mom made me one when
I was down with meningitis.
You recovered completely?
Yes. Thanks to cod's oil
and Saint Anthony.
I went to school barefoot
for 6 months.
All my schoolmates were
nagging me: "Mellerio, twit, twit!"
You keep on talking about
your mother. I'm Francesca.
It's such a nice place.
There are...
Some strange spirits,
sensations..
I know. I used to take
my dog for a walk there.
We will reload ourselves
spiritually.
But I am spiritual, right?
You're not spiritual.
You only think about fucking.
Now that... - Careful!
Against the pirates.
I can smell flesh here.
But not dead flesh.
Living flesh.
Sex, pussy...
How wonderful!
I'll take off my rainproof
and put my scene costume on.
Here we go.
I'm Agathon from Athens.
Socrates' friend.
Well, so-so.
Nicola is dead.
What?
He drank the hemlock.
Give me a break.
May I?
Thanks, very kind of you.
Who's that man?
A beggar. A true tramp.
Where do you find the strength
to be so theatrical?
Where?
How are you doing, guys?
Hi.
Hemlock...
Are you ready for a love story?
I'm a difficult,
very difficult guy.
Nicola...
Nicola...
I'm not speaking with you.
If you want to know something,
ask them.
You won't hear anything from me.
Come here, my little Nicola.
You fools.
Nice ass.
Come, my friend.
Leave her alone.
- I wasn't talking to you.
- How are you?
I'm not moving from here.
How beautiful you are, Francesca.
So, how did the surgery go?
I was supposed to go with
my best friend.
My...
brother.
My son.
And he didn't show up.
So did you have that operation,
yes or no? Tell me the truth.
You'll never find it out:
maybe I did, maybe I didn't.
Gudrun.
He ordered me to say nothing.
You are a bunch of...
Aldo, did he have that operation?
You want the lobster
and I want to make love.
My friends aren't that bad, right?
I can't stand the sight
of them!
You're right. Let's stay home.
Have a light lunch
and tonight, I'll make you a dinner,
a lavish one, with candlelight.
Where's Giovanna?
Calm down.
She'll be right back.
It's ready.
This is the basic salsa
for the roast beef
in the microwave.
The French call it "fumet".
A roast beef without salsa
is... naked.
It's obscene.
You talk about roast beef
as if it was a woman.
Who's there? We haven't invited
any guests.
I'm freezing. May I come in?
Giovanna, come in.
What are you doing here?
Nicola is looking for you.
You got lost in the forest?
You look nice with these
flowers.
Want a foie gras canap?
No, thanks.
- Shall we call for a taxi?
- No, thanks.
I want to stay with you.
Do you want me?
These are for you two.
But you hurt your hands...
Poor thing.
Want a glass of hot wine?
So I can stay with you?
Gladly, but it's a dinner
in evening dress.
How kind you are.
Can you lend me your sari,
the blue one?
- You looked so nice in it.
- Yes, come.
You looked like
the Virgin Mary.
Can I join?
You are jealous?
She loves us both,
don't you, Giovanna?
Can I stay?
Still asking questions?
Look how beautiful she is.
It's another kind of beauty,
so different from yours.
Cheers.
Don't cry.
You have all my platonic love.
How wonderful.
Two women at my feet.
I would like to die here.
You are a little bit in love with me?
The other day, I nursed a baby
boy. Or a baby girl.
Do you want me to
breast-feed you?
Careful. Don't suck my soul out.
Uniform of the Italian Navy.
1940. Seven Sinners.
John Wayne!
What are you doing?
Hands off.
Francesca, aren't you jealous?
Jealousy is a feeling
unknown to me.
Then, I'm going to be busy.
Go, go...
Don't get angry but
I'm crazy for him now.
When I get bored,
I'll let you know.
Let's hope it happens soon.
I'm madly in love with you.
Now, go to sleep.
We'll be back later.
I'm sleepy.
Cover yourself. The nights here
are fresh and humid.
And me?
We're such jerks,
We left her alone.
Let's go back.
No, no. Let's go to the house
of crocodiles.
Poor Francesca...
One-eyed.
You promised me...
If you leave him...
It wouldn't be easy because
I love him so much.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Did you sleep well?
Let me see your nails.
Now, have a bath, then
a good breakfast
and then off to school.
At 1pm, we'll pick you up
with a yellow minibus.
Such a shame you have to go.
We could've spent some time
strolling along.
One word more.. and I'll stay.
And get covered with kisses.
And me?
Stop!
This is our border.
We can't go beyond.
That's enough now.
Isn't Giovanna nice?
She's gone. So?
I see now that you haven't got
a grain of poetry.
I wonder if the pirate flag
is authorized?
Is this the Regional Coastline,
civic number 66?
Yes, sir.
May we come in?
Of course you can.
This house is open.
Open to everyone.
Even to officers of the law.
Very clever.
Are you Mellerio Paolo?
Yes, I am. Why?
You are Mellerio Paolo, aren't you?
And You ask us "why"?
You came here to get
witty with me?
We are here on investigation
at the request of your employer.
You've been absent from work
for 3 months and 5 days
without providing us
with any written evidence.
I don't need to justify myself.
I'm sick. A nervous
depression. Is that enough?
I need a rest period.
Do you know what is it?
Follow the procedure:
Medical certificate.
What procedure?
Chicken, wine, bread.
You are having a picnic?
- Yes.
- And the music as well.
Are you of legal age, miss?
She is of legal age.
She's my mistress.
There's one more thing.
Drop it.
Let him speak.
You wife called this morning.
What does my wife want?
She left you a message.
A message?
Yes, a message.
Here, her exact words:
Giovanni is dead.
He'd been looking for you
for months.
He called you. Cried.
He didn't eat at all.
He died on your sofa.
The one with flowers."
What do you mean?
It's not in the text.
Why did you let him die?
What had he done to you?
I would send you to prison
right away.
What the fuck are you
talking about?
I had no space to keep him.
I've always paid for food.
But that hyena was giving him
the school canteen leftovers.
And she kept the money
to herself.
In summer, she would give him
the hospital leftovers.
I'm going to report her!
I'll kill her!
Your private life is no
concern of ours.
I'll bring you bread and milk,
at least you'll eat that.
No, I don't want to eat!
He died because of me.
It wasn't your fault.
He was old.
He would have turned
Exactly. 7 by 15 makes 105.
He would have been like a
He would have been 105
but he died all alone.
Stop it. It's worse for you
living all alone without him.
Let's make love like
Giovanni used to do.
What was it like?
Poor dog.
I'm coming in!
Poor dog.
A disaster. 3 litres on the floor.
This is an ecological disaster.
Yuk!
Bye, I'm going out.
Where are you going?
You can't leave me alone here.
So, it was you
who unplugged the freezer.
Anyway, I'll be able to
recover it all.
And you aren't moving from here!
You should end up
like Count Ugolino.
If they cut you into pieces
The wind would pick them up
The spiders would
sew on your skin back on.
Take.
She needs affection just like me.
Where are you going?
I'm coming with you.
No, I want to go alone.
Sorry, but tell me at least
where you are going.
I mean, you will go back?
Why shouldn't I?
Faustino? I saw a stork.
I'm leaving tomorrow.
I'll come to say goodbye.
And God's pollen
The smile from God
I found you along the river
while you were playing a gum leaf
You were singing gentle words
Words of love
I tasted your lips
of a red, red honey
I said:
"Give me what you want
And I'll give you what I can."
I've decided to leave.
I saw a stork on the beach.
I'm going with her.
You're going with a stork?
Alright. Where to?
I don't know.
Wherever the stork goes.
You come across as good,
but you're an hyena.
Anyway, wherever I go,
it's there I must go.
Wherever you may go
I'll follow you
You can't.
Why should you come?
You are a liar.
You lied to me.
Little liar.
You told me you had never seen
a stork.
It's not true.
I swear I've never seen
a stork.
You don't love them.
So, you don't love me either.
Sorry but are you a stork?
Mom.
We've been in this house
for months loving each other.
We eat, make love.
All of a sudden, she tells me:
"I'll take a walk along the beach"
She goes back and tells me
she met a stork. A stork!
She has to go with a stork.
How can I understand such
a bizarre behaviour?
It's all quite simple.
Quite simple.
I'm not a stork, mom.
I can't leave the ground.
I will never become a stork.
I can't fly up. Yet, I try.
I do try.
Corpus Domini...
What about me?
Don Guiseppe, what about me?
Because of Paolo's communion
my husband beat me black and blue
and you are refusing
him the host.
Don't get angry, ma'am. A mysterious
force moved my hand away.
We did it.
Under daddy's nose.
We finally did it.
Under daddy's nose.
I'm here.
We have to say bye.
You can't go away
just like that.
True.
I won't leave just like that,
I like making love with you.
So, you aren't leaving?
I'm leaving...
I'm leaving but before that
let's make love.
How clumsy you are.
You're leaving but
we'll always stay together.
Our story will never end.
But I want to make love.
I can't live without you.
I want to make love.
Let me speak. Let me...
What are you doing?
You want to eat me?
Sorry.
Paolo is a bit extreme. I see
now why my hand slipped.
Francesca...
The flat studio offer
is still valid.
I give you the keys.
It's in Tigli Street 19.
- Easy to remember.
- You're generous.
I'm staying here.
I'll take up painting.
My portraits?
Rather still life
or seascapes.
Let's say goodbye here. I don't
feel like getting emotional.
Are you sure you want to leave?
Yes.
You're throwing it in the air,
like that?
We've already said goodbye.
Francesca, come! Look!
Look at the stork.
She came to live with us.
Did you see, liar?
It's the one from yesterday.
She came to take me away.
You can stay too.
Don't you see you're a liar?
I'm not a liar.
I cut off your arm.
I used a very, very
noiseless saw.
You felt no pain.
So I didn't disturb your rest.
I'm coming, I'm coming.
you're such a bore, mom.
Be reasonable.
I wanted to eat her, but couldn't
do it without killing her first.
We have our limits. We are still
unable to make some miracles.
Not a piece of God.
I wanted to eat God whole.
I don't think I'll make it.
I'll get arrested before that.
Believe and you'll be eating.
Stork, I screwed you big time.
Actually, I have to thank you.
Without you
God would already be gone.
Why did you come?
You had never come before,
today you're here?
You made such a mess.
Francesca was happy.
She didn't need you.
It's all your fault, bitches!